A producer for a controversial Hollywood film depicting Jacinda Ardern’s response to the Christchurch terror attacks has resigned from the project after criticisms that it sidelined Muslim victims. The premise of the film, They Are Us, has also been criticised by its proposed subject, New Zealand prime minister Ardern, who is slated to be played by Rose Byrne. Ardern said on Sunday it felt “very soon and very raw” for New Zealand, and that she was not an appropriate focus for a film about the 2019 mosque attacks. Ardern has reiterated that she has no involvement with the film. On Monday, New Zealand producer Philippa Campbell announced that she was resigning from the proposed production.

Source: The Guardian June 14, 2021 03:22 UTC